State of Origin, Game 3, 2012

Pictures from State of Origin 3 at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane. The Blues improved greatly from their previous efforts but the Maroons managed to hold them off for one more year at least. In a typically torrid match, Queensland halfback Cooper Cronk snapped a 40 metre field goal which proved the difference at the end of a monumental series. All images courtesy of Getty Images and AAP. Follow us at http://twitter.com/photosSMH.